Picea glauca 'Densata'
White Spruce
Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca ‘Densata’) is a dense evergreen tree with a symmetrical, conical crown. Its needles range from bright green to blue-green, and the closely arranged branches give it a fuller outline than many ordinary white spruces.
Growth is relatively slow, but this is a tree that can become large with age. It is useful for a substantial screen, windbreak or individual specimen in a cold-climate landscape. Allow enough space for the lower branches to remain well lit.
Provide sun and consistent moisture while the plant establishes. Give the roots good drainage and allow space for continued growth.
Size
• Width: Allow space for a broad tree; mature width varies
• Height: Commonly 20–40 ft; older trees may reach 40–60 ft or more
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 2
Best Uses
• Privacy Screen
• Wind Break
• Specimen
- Plant type
- Conifer, Evergreen Tree
- Height
- 20-40 ft+
- Width
- 10-15'
- Hardiness zones
- 2–7
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Blue-green, Green
- Fall color
- Blue-green, Green
- Soil
- Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Privacy Screen, Specimen, Wind Break
- Shape
- Dense, Pyramidal
- Bark
- Platy
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- Yes
- Drought tolerant
- No
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